Living in London

In London, tenants pay an average rent of €1,044 a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.3% (2021).

In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 3.39 µg/m³. The city covered 420.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,004.3 people per km² in 2021. 24.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. The unemployment rate was 13.3% in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1030 sources

Population422,324people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036)

Median gross salary3,290EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,044EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate13.3%country median 8.4% — 58% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime4,743offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 3% belowIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean3.39µg/m³country median 3.6 — 7% belowOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Higher unemployment than 92% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 68% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to London?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€910

Utilities, 85 m² flat€123

Transport pass€66

Internet, 60 Mbps€56

Fitness club€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€9

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	27.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	56.38 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	909.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	15.75 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	8.66 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in London. Jul 2026. Prices in London²⁸Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	66.49 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	122.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	24.2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Dwellings	186,409 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Main residence dwellings	174,657 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	1,042 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,044 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official
Recorded property crimes	19,636 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁹Official

Is London a good place to live?

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–53%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%

Student30%strong on education, weak on work · range 23–37%

Family40%strong on family, weak on cost · range 32–48%

Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 25–45%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in London?

The median gross salary is about 3,290 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,290 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 2,418 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁴

What is the unemployment rate in London?

The unemployment rate is 13.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in London is 13.3%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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London 13.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Service Canada — London office list¹⁰Official
Employment rate	53.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary	3,290 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,418 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	13.3 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official

What does a salary buy in London?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,252of €2,550 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,550
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €1,044
Public transport pass€66 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €66
Utilities, 85 m²€123 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €123
Internet€56 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €56
Mobile plan€9 · market price · Cost of Living in London. Jul 2026. Prices in London · 2026-07-31	− €9
Left over	€1,252

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Public employment offices in London

Service Canada lists 1 public employment office in London (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public language course providers	2 count	31 Dec 2026	Settlement and language services in London, Ontario - City of London¹¹Official

Safety

How safe is London?

Police recorded 4,743 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 4,743 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024³⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesLondon highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,743 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024³⁰Independent
Recorded violent crimes	6,026 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	0.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Workers commuting by public transport	6.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Workers walking to work	4.6 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Destinations from nearest airport	5 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	YXU	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	9.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration in London

Settlement and language services in London, Ontario - City of London lists 2 publicly funded course providers in London (checked 2026-09-19). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −5.4°C in January and 21°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 78.6 mm in January and 80.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in London?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.39 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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5°-4°

12°1°

19°8°

24°13°

27°15°

26°14°

22°10°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.53.4WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4.2WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in London is 3.4 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

London 3.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.16 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.39 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 12.2 · May 19.3 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 1.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-2020³Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9.1 · Feb -9 · Mar -4.5 · Apr 1.4 · May 7.7 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 5 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -5.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-2020³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.4 · Feb -4.8 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 6.8 · May 13.5 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 16.3 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 3.6 · Dec -2 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-2020³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 78.6 · Feb 62.8 · Mar 67.4 · Apr 88.5 · May 88.8 · Jun 85.9 · Jul 80.5 · Aug 66.9 · Sep 92.7 · Oct 82.6 · Nov 87.7 · Dec 79.2 mm	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-2020³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in London?

The published population was 422,324 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036)¹⁸

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 49,450 is not 24.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.3%
Foreign residents11.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	420.5 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
City area	420.5 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (London, CSD 3539036)¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	24.81 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	49,450 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.²⁰Official
Population density	1,004 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.²⁰Official
Population	422,324 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036)¹⁸Official
Population covered by crime statistics	628,324 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

342,432

380,246

418,061

455,875

448,05120012005200920152022

Population rose 27.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 350,256 to 448,051.

International community in London

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	103,300	100.0%
Asia	47,770	46.2%
Europe	30,700	29.7%
Americas	16,375	15.9%
Other places of birth in Asia	8,690	8.4%
India	8,545	8.3%
United Kingdom	8,190	7.9%
Africa	8,010	7.8%
China	5,025	4.9%
Syria	4,820	4.7%
Other places of birth in Europe	3,975	3.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	3,840	3.7%
Colombia	3,730	3.6%
United States of America	3,660	3.5%
Iraq	3,645	3.5%
Philippines	3,315	3.2%
Other places of birth in Africa	3,270	3.2%
Portugal	3,225	3.1%
Other places of birth in Americas	3,125	3.0%
Pakistan	2,655	2.6%
Korea, South	2,285	2.2%
Lebanon	2,225	2.2%
Italy	2,075	2.0%
Viet Nam	1,800	1.7%
Germany	1,750	1.7%
El Salvador	1,645	1.6%
Jamaica	1,560	1.5%
Netherlands	1,455	1.4%
Iran	1,400	1.4%
Nigeria	1,320	1.3%
Egypt	1,185	1.1%
Afghanistan	1,020	1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,015	1.0%
Greece	945	0.9%
Romania	880	0.9%
Ukraine	820	0.8%
Trinidad and Tobago	790	0.8%
Hungary	715	0.7%
Hong Kong	710	0.7%
Brazil	665	0.6%
Croatia	620	0.6%
Mexico	570	0.6%
South Africa, Republic of	555	0.5%
Turkey	525	0.5%
Bangladesh	515	0.5%
Russian Federation	500	0.5%
Guyana	490	0.5%
Eritrea	455	0.4%
Serbia	450	0.4%
Oceania and other places of birth	440	0.4%
Ethiopia	425	0.4%
Sri Lanka	410	0.4%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	355	0.3%
France	245	0.2%
Somalia	245	0.2%
Taiwan	180	0.2%
Peru	125	0.1%
Morocco	115	0.1%
Algeria	90	0.1%
Haiti	25	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	416,265	100.0%
Canadian citizens	366,820	88.1%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	293,020	70.4%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	73,795	17.7%
Not Canadian citizens	49,450	11.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	418,220	100.0%
Single responses	399,850	95.6%
Official languages	343,030	82.0%
English	341,435	81.6%
Non-official languages	56,820	13.6%
Non-Indigenous languages	56,800	13.6%
Indo-European languages	27,625	6.6%
Multiple responses	18,370	4.4%
English and non-official language(s)	16,815	4.0%
Afro-Asiatic languages	11,545	2.8%
Semitic languages	11,350	2.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Italic (Romance) languages	10,820	2.6%
Indo-Iranian languages	10,665	2.6%
Arabic	9,660	2.3%
Indo-Aryan languages	8,030	1.9%
Spanish	7,125	1.7%
Sino-Tibetan languages	6,570	1.6%
Chinese languages	6,390	1.5%
Mandarin	5,095	1.2%
Balto-Slavic languages	4,610	1.1%
Slavic languages	4,590	1.1%
Dravidian languages	3,070	0.7%
Portuguese	2,800	0.7%
Korean	2,750	0.7%
Iranian languages	2,635	0.6%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	2,585	0.6%
Malayalam	2,430	0.6%
Polish	2,085	0.5%
Austro-Asiatic languages	1,840	0.4%
Urdu	1,795	0.4%
Austronesian languages	1,645	0.4%
French	1,595	0.4%
Persian languages	1,450	0.3%
Vietnamese	1,440	0.3%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,265	0.3%
Aramaic languages	1,245	0.3%
Yue (Cantonese)	1,135	0.3%
Hindi	1,060	0.3%
Serbo-Croatian	1,040	0.2%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	1,025	0.2%
Gujarati	1,025	0.2%
Kurdish	1,015	0.2%
Nepali	935	0.2%
Russian	925	0.2%
Iranian Persian	895	0.2%
English and French	775	0.2%
Greek	675	0.2%
Italian	580	0.1%
Turkic languages	520	0.1%
Niger-Congo languages	455	0.1%
Albanian	440	0.1%
Dari	440	0.1%
Turkish	435	0.1%
Serbian	410	0.1%
Khmer (Cambodian)	395	0.1%
Bengali	390	0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)	370	0.1%
Germanic languages	360	0.1%
Tamil	340	0.1%
Bosnian	340	0.1%
Multiple non-official languages	330	0.1%
Romanian	305	0.1%
Ukrainian	290	0.1%
Croatian	270	0.1%
Telugu	265	0.1%
Uralic languages	250	0.1%
Tigrigna	245	0.1%
Hungarian	240	0.1%
Sign languages	220	0.1%
High German languages	220	0.1%
German	220	0.1%
American Sign Language	180	0.0%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	180	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages	175	0.0%
Cushitic languages	175	0.0%
Pashto	165	0.0%
Somali	160	0.0%
Karenic languages	135	0.0%
Ilocano	125	0.0%
Amharic	120	0.0%
S'gaw Karen	115	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	115	0.0%
Swahili	110	0.0%
Yoruba	110	0.0%
Cebuano	105	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	100	0.0%
Japanese	100	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	95	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	85	0.0%
Marathi	85	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	80	0.0%
Czech	80	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	75	0.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages	60	0.0%
Hebrew	60	0.0%
Slovak	60	0.0%
Lao	55	0.0%
Uyghur	55	0.0%
Creole languages	55	0.0%
Indonesian	50	0.0%
Armenian	50	0.0%
Bulgarian	50	0.0%
Dutch	50	0.0%
Afrikaans	45	0.0%
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	40	0.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	0.0%
Scandinavian languages	40	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	35	0.0%
Thai	35	0.0%
Aramaic, n.o.s.	35	0.0%
Akan (Twi)	35	0.0%
Igbo	30	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	30	0.0%
Kannada	30	0.0%
Dinka	25	0.0%
Wu (Shanghainese)	25	0.0%
Indigenous languages	25	0.0%
Macedonian	25	0.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)	25	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	0.0%
Nuer	20	0.0%
Burmese	20	0.0%
Karenic languages, n.i.e.	20	0.0%
Azerbaijani	20	0.0%
Hiligaynon	20	0.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	20	0.0%
Creole, n.o.s.	20	0.0%
Baltic languages	20	0.0%
Lithuanian	20	0.0%
Swedish	20	0.0%
Kacchi	20	0.0%
Sindhi	20	0.0%
Shona	15	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	15	0.0%
Creole languages, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
Danish	15	0.0%
Wolof	10	0.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Hakka	10	0.0%
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Other languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Iroquoian languages	10	0.0%
Oneida	10	0.0%
Chadic languages	10	0.0%
Bilen	10	0.0%
Maltese	10	0.0%
Malay	10	0.0%
Haitian Creole	10	0.0%
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Rusyn	10	0.0%
Konkani	10	0.0%
Rohingya	10	0.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	10	0.0%
Ga	10	0.0%
Gikuyu	10	0.0%
Lingala	5	0.0%
Min Dong	5	0.0%
Algonquian languages	5	0.0%
Cree-Innu languages	5	0.0%
Cree languages	5	0.0%
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	5	0.0%
Ojibway languages	5	0.0%
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa)	5	0.0%
Ojibway, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Berber languages	5	0.0%
Oromo	5	0.0%
Waray-Waray	5	0.0%
Jamaican English Creole	5	0.0%
Latvian	5	0.0%
Swiss German	5	0.0%
Plautdietsch	5	0.0%
Assamese	5	0.0%
Catalan	5	0.0%
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Ganda	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	30.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	29.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree²³Official
Households	174,660 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Labour force participation rate	61.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	38.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on London

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Vancouver as a London alternative in the same country

Better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 42.2% Vancouver vs 24.8% London+70%
Unemployment: 9.0% Vancouver vs 13.3% London−32%
Median gross pay, city: €3,785 Vancouver vs €3,290 London+15%
Annual PM2.5: 2.5 µg/m³ Vancouver vs 3.4 µg/m³ London−26%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,438 Vancouver vs 4,743 London+15%
Median gross pay, region: €2,702 Vancouver vs €2,418 London+12%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €87 Vancouver vs €123 London−29%

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Cities near London

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

St. Thomas Commuting Zone · 23.8 km away

Salary: 3,072 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with London, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Laval446,476 residents Halifax480,216 residents Vaughan338,891 residents Markham338,503 residents Québec557,390 residents Hamilton597,010 residents

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London in rankings

#15 of 30 in Largest cities in Canada #27 of 30 in Most international cities in Canada

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in London?

The published population was 422,324 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036).

Is the air quality good in London?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is London?

Police recorded 4,743 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in London?

The median gross salary is about 3,290 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in London?

The unemployment rate is 13.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around London?

The median gross salary is 2,418 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is London a good place to live?

London may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near London?

St. Thomas, Strathroy are near London. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in London?

The official country of birth distribution records 47,770 people (46.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). London, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6c468d77875c52088fe4b24307632c07]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/london/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {London, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6c468d77875c52088fe4b24307632c07},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/london/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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